Securing the bag - Lexi - 1.1
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"I'm not gonna' be fixing these homes, Imma be owning 'em." For producer Alexandria Mack, her earliest understanding of ownership as a means of wealth building came from her father. With less than 7 percent of Black Milwaukeeans owning their homes, real estate professionals like Tia Cannon are working to help this demographic get their slice of the American pie while securing a legacy for their families along the way. To see video of one of Cannon's latest redevelopment projects, check out this segment that aired on Milwaukee PBS show "Black Nouveau."
Milwaukee Area Resources:
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-799-7233.
- The Sojourner Family Peace Center in Milwaukee operates a 24-hour confidential hotline at 414-933-2722.
- We Are Here Milwaukee provides information on culturally specific organizations at weareheremke.org.
- The Women’s Center in Waukesha has a 24-hour hotline at 262-542-3828.
- The Asha Project, which provides culturally specific services for African American women and others in Milwaukee, provides a crisis line from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 414-252-0075.
- The UMOS Latina Resource Center in Milwaukee offers bilingual, bicultural domestic violence, sexual assault and anti-human trafficking supportive services and operates a 24-hour hotline at 414-389-6510.
- The Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center offers culturally sensitive, trauma-informed services for those who have experienced domestic or sexual violence and can be reached at 414-383-9526.
- Our Peaceful Home, which serves Muslim families and is a program of the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition, operates a crisis line at 414-727-1090.
- The Hmong American Women’s Association, which serves the Hmong and Southeast Asian community, has advocates available at 414-930-9352 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
- End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin has a statewide directory of resources at ...
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